A GOP strategist broke ranks on Monday after the Supreme Court handed down a bombshell ruling on President Donald Trump's mail-in ballot executive order.
The Supreme Court lifted a lower court's injunction preventing the executive order from going into effect on procedural grounds. The narrow order is likely to cause chaos ahead of the midterm elections, which are about 10 weeks away, according to some experts.
While the Trump administration is likely to celebrate the ruling, GOP strategist Shermichael Singleton called on Trump to abandon the scheme altogether. He warned during an interview on CNN's "The Lead" that the order could hurt Republicans going forward, considering that their base relies on mail-in voting to increase turnout in rural areas and among senior citizens.
"Keep in mind, a couple of years ago, many Republicans advocated for mail-in balloting because we were looking at the projections of our voters," Singleton said. "They were getting older. They live in far places. We wanted to make sure that those people had an opportunity to participate."
"I view this a little differently from the president," Singleton said. "I would encourage him to strongly reconsider this, because on the other side, the voters are younger. There's an enthusiasm gap, too. And those folks appear to be willing to turn out in higher numbers."
